Tomas Ezequiel Pedernera , Cecilia Andrea Benavente
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The plant fossil assemblage of the Santa Clara Arriba Formation comprises Equisetales (<em>Equisetales</em> indet.), Osmundales (<em>Cladophlebis</em> spp.), Marattiales (<em>Danaeopsis</em> sp.), Umkomasiales (<em>Fanerotheca</em> cf. <em>papilioformis</em>), Peltaspermales (<em>Peltaspermum</em> spp.), Coniferales (<em>Pagiophyllum</em> sp.), and gymnosperms of uncertain affinity (undeterminated leaves, ?<em>Cordaicarpus</em> sp., ovules/seeds, and strobili). Remains were recorded in delta-plain facies, and their preservation is attributed to rapid sedimentation and a persistent high-water table. The plant paleocommunities are interpreted as forests dominated by gymnosperms, and an understory comprising Osmundales, and Marattiales, while Equisetales formed riparian communities along water margins. The taxonomic composition of the assemblage is consistent with other Triassic floras from the region. 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Paleobotanical insights from the Santa Clara Arriba Formation (Anisian, Middle Triassic, Cuyana Basin, West Gondwana)
The Santa Clara Arriba Formation is an Anisian unit representing a lacustrine deltaic depositional setting that forms part of the El Peñasco Group Santa Clara sub-basin (Cuyana Basin, Mendoza, Argentina). The objective of this contribution is to present new plant fossil findings and a preliminary taphonomic evaluation of the Santa Clara Arriba Formation. It also includes a comparison and analysis of the paleobotanical record of the Santa Clara Arriba Formation with other units of the El Peñasco Group and Anisian units in Argentina. The plant fossil assemblage of the Santa Clara Arriba Formation comprises Equisetales (Equisetales indet.), Osmundales (Cladophlebis spp.), Marattiales (Danaeopsis sp.), Umkomasiales (Fanerotheca cf. papilioformis), Peltaspermales (Peltaspermum spp.), Coniferales (Pagiophyllum sp.), and gymnosperms of uncertain affinity (undeterminated leaves, ?Cordaicarpus sp., ovules/seeds, and strobili). Remains were recorded in delta-plain facies, and their preservation is attributed to rapid sedimentation and a persistent high-water table. The plant paleocommunities are interpreted as forests dominated by gymnosperms, and an understory comprising Osmundales, and Marattiales, while Equisetales formed riparian communities along water margins. The taxonomic composition of the assemblage is consistent with other Triassic floras from the region. The Santa Clara Arriba Formation provides a valuable opportunity to elucidate the relationship between Anisian vegetation and climate in Gondwana, owing to its paleogeographic setting, well-preserved fossil record, and robust geochronological framework.
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The Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology is an international journal for articles in all fields of palaeobotany and palynology dealing with all groups, ranging from marine palynomorphs to higher land plants. Original contributions and comprehensive review papers should appeal to an international audience. Typical topics include but are not restricted to systematics, evolution, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy, biochronology, palaeoclimatology, paleogeography, taphonomy, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, vegetation history, and practical applications of palaeobotany and palynology, e.g. in coal and petroleum geology and archaeology. The journal especially encourages the publication of articles in which palaeobotany and palynology are applied for solving fundamental geological and biological problems as well as innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.